Fontaine Fifth Wheel
Shane Wolfe has held various engineering roles throughout their career. Shane is currently the Director of Engineering at Fontaine Fifth Wheel, where they are responsible for the design and performance of new and existing products. Prior to this, they worked as an Engineering Manager, Research and Development Engineer, Product Engineering Manager, and Product Design Engineer at the same company. In these roles, they managed engineering departments, led R&D projects, conducted analysis and testing, and optimized manufacturing processes. Before joining Fontaine Fifth Wheel, Wolfe worked as a Manufacturing Engineer at Preformed Line Products, where they focused on product and machine design. Shane began their career as a Sr. Engineering Technician at Anderson Electrical Products, Inc., where they were involved in mechanical design and 3D modeling.
Shane Wolfe pursued their education in a sequential manner, starting with an Associate's degree in Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General from Wallace State Community College - Hanceville. Shane attended this institution from 1990 to 1992. Subsequently, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where they enrolled in 1995 and completed their studies in 1999.
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Fontaine Fifth Wheel
Fontaine Fifth Wheel is the world’s largest dedicated fifth wheel manufacturer and innovator of the only self-adjusting fifth wheel lock in the industry: the Fontaine No-Slack®. With ISO/TS 16949:2009 certified manufacturing facilities worldwide, the company divides its global organization into three operating groups: North America, South America and Europe. Fontaine Fifth Wheel North America is based in Jasper, Alabama. In addition to corporate headquarters, the Jasper campus includes the largest research and development facility in the world focused exclusively on fifth wheel coupling technology. Here, engineers refine existing product lines while imagining, designing and prototyping the fifth wheels of the future. The solutions that we offer are developed with an absolute focus on the customer and are tailored to meet the specific requirements of a wide range of standard through severe service applications. The stationary, sliding and blocked fifth wheels that we deliver feature advanced No-Slack® automatic slack adjustment. This is important for our customers because one of the main causes of fifth wheel wear is slack between the kingpin and the lock. This slack transmits shock waves throughout the chassis as the vehicle travels the highways under load. This, in turn, causes components to wear out and fail prematurely; and the constant pounding is annoying and uncomfortable for drivers. Fontaine No-Slack® technology solves this problem by adjusting fifth wheel slack automatically to achieve a snug, secure connection that accommodates for wear. Customers benefit from this advanced technology that extends product life while reducing maintenance to give fleet managers a lower operating cost per mile and drivers a smoother, more comfortable ride.